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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>
Lapwing Class Minesweeper<br/>
Keel Laid September 7 1918 - Launched March 22 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TERN Minesweeper No. 31'''<br/>
Commissioned May 17 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TERN AM-31'''<br/>
Designated (AM) July 17 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TERN AT-142'''<br/>
Reclassified Fleet Tug (AT) June 1 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TERN ATO-142'''<br/>
Reclassified Fleet Tug (Old) (AT(O)) May 15 1944<br/>
Decommissioned November 23 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945<br/>
Fate unknown
</ol>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS TERN AM-31_Covers_Page_1 | Tern Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1928-43)</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established May 23 1919 - Disestablished October 25 1945</h4>

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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3ar (AC)<br/><br/>"San Diego /<br/>Calif"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1928-02-29 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19280229r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19280229.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Leap Year Day 1928
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BBT)<br/><br/>"HAPPY XMAS /<br/>&NEW YEAR"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-12-25 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19341225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19341225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Christmas Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ted_DeNyse_ | Ted DeNyse]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Byrd_L_Powell_ | Byrd L. Powell]] 
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BBT)<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIFORNIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1935-11-28 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19351128_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19351128_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Thanksgiving Day, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_Dumonte_ | Richard Dumonte]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BBT)<br/><br/>"SAN PEDRO /<br/>CALIF"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-12-25 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19381225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19381225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Christmas Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton|Frederick Horton]].
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-07-25 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett_Tern_AM31_19410725_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_Tern_AM31_19410725_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"N.O.B. /<br/>NORFOLK, VA."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-04-09 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19400409_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19400409_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (B)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-10-27 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19321027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tern_AM31_19321027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31<br/>Navy Day, Cachet by Harry Ioor
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-09-13
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern at142 19430913 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern at142 19430913.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AT-142
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-04-09
<br/>to<br/>
1939-04-10
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19390409 pm9v.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19390409.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-06-16
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19380616 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tern am31 19380616.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AM-31
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
TERN earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>*
[[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a sea bird whose body is smaller than the gull which it resembles. It possesses a slender body, a narrow beak, and a deeply-forked tail. The tern inhabits coastal waters on both sides of the Atlantic


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